Katz Family History
Katz Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): acronymic surname from the first letters of the Hebrew phrase kohen tsedek ‘priest of righteousness’ (see Cohen ). German: nickname from Katz(e) ‘cat’. See also English Catt compare Catz and Kates . Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Kac: from a short form of the old personal name Kacjan a variant of Kocjan or perhaps from an altered short form of the personal name Ahac (see Achatz ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022